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Chapter 109 Chapter 112: Wu Meiniang was demoted

Li Hao once sent a note to Wu Meiniang, which read, "Your Majesty has a horse named Lion Cong. It is fierce and difficult to tame. If Your Majesty asks how to subdue it, don't answer."

When she first saw this note, Wu Meiniang was a little puzzled, but when she heard Li Shimin personally ask how to subdue Lion Cong, she was shocked, what kind of god-man is Li Hao, who can predict the foresight!

After being shocked, she was a little dissatisfied. This was obviously a wonderful opportunity to show off. Why did Li Hao keep himself from answering? Could it be... Li Hao had other intentions and didn't want him to be in the top position?
After all, Wu Meiniang is too young, even if she is a bit smart and scheming, she is not experienced enough to see the real intention of Li Shimin's question, so she decided to take a gamble and gain a chance to be in the top position, so she took the initiative to come out and said: " Your Majesty, I have a way to subdue this horse."

When Li Shimin saw that it was Wu Meiniang who said these words, he was a little surprised. How could a 14-year-old girl subdue such a fierce horse? He suddenly became curious, put on a gentle smile, and asked: "Meiniang really has a way to subdue Lion Cong?"

Wu Meiniang respectfully nodded her head and said: "Your Majesty, I can control it, but I need three things, one iron whip, two iron lances, and three daggers. If the iron whip is not satisfied, the head will be cut with a ram, and if it is not satisfied, the dagger will be cut off." its throat."

Li Shimin frowned when he heard the words, because Wu Meiniang lowered her head, so she didn't see his expression.

Li Shimin frowned for a moment, then suddenly showed his face and said: "Well, this method is good, but it's a pity, I still don't want to kill such a good horse, you just stand down."

"Yes." Wu Meiniang bowed her head and stepped back, a little uneasy in her heart. Li Shimin's answer surprised her, and she didn't have the approval she had imagined. What did this mean? She suddenly regretted it, she shouldn't be in the limelight, maybe Li Hao told himself that it was really for her own good.

After such a small episode, Li Shimin changed a horse and took everyone to hunt together. When the Jinwu Guard came back to report Li Chengqian's injury, no big boss was present, but it was impossible for everyone to hear the news. He was indifferent, after all, he was the crown prince, Jin Wuwei was in charge of picking up people, and the imperial physician was in charge of diagnosis and treatment.

After half an hour, Li Ji, Li Hao, Hou Junji, Niu Jinda, Duan Zhixuan, Li Ke and others all came back with their prey, but Li Shimin had not returned from hunting, so everyone could only wait here.

With nothing to do, they compared their hunting results in private. Hunting is usually based on the number of prey, not weight. Of course, there are no large prey in this mountain, because those dangerous animals have been cleared up.

When everyone saw Li Hao's prey, everyone was speechless. Except for a sika deer, the others were all flat-feathered prey, that is to say, they were all birds.

If you want to say which prey is the most difficult to hit, it must be a bird, with such a small body and standing so high, it is very difficult to shoot an arrow upwards, and the accuracy of the arrow will be greatly reduced, but Li Hao is not afraid, his slingshot is the most suitable for hunting. Birds are not suitable for killing beast prey. Besides, other animals have been cleared, and the sky has not been cleared. There are still quite a lot of birds here.

Li Ji looked at his prey, a wild goat, three hares, two foxes, and two roe deer, then looked at Li Hao's prey, a bunch of birds, at least twenty or so, he opened his mouth several times to say nothing. After saying it, he couldn't bear it anymore, patted Li Hao's shoulder, and said earnestly: "Poetry maniac, you are good at stealing and playing tricks."

"Uncle Li praised me so much." Li Hao had a smirk on his face, and he didn't know what shame was.

As he spoke, he looked at Li Ke's prey, two wild goats, two adult deer, and a young deer. What's more, there are two monkeys, which are not small in size. Li Hao was puzzled. Pick a big animal to start with. Could it be that he is not good at archery and can't shoot small prey?

When Li Ke saw a pile of dead birds in front of Li Hao, he sneered with contempt on his face, "Why are you shooting so many birds?"

Li Hao raised his eyebrows and said, "These are all my prey, what's the matter? Is there a rule against hunting birds?"

Hou Junji on the side laughed helplessly and said: "There really is no such rule, this time hunting, Shi Kuang won."

"Why did he win!" Li Ke yelled unconvinced, "Although he shot so many birds, he was lighter than our prey, why did he win!"

Hou Junji said very calmly: "Your Highness is also a seasoned hunter, so he should know the rules of hunting. In hunting competitions, winning or losing is always determined by how much you win, not by severity, because the more prey you get, the more accurate your archery skills are. "

Although Li Ji, Niu Jinda, and Duan Zhixuan didn't speak, they all nodded, expressing their agreement with Hou Junji's point of view. Li Ke still refused to accept it, and said angrily: "Everything will be decided when the emperor returns, and what you say doesn't count."

Hou Junji smacked his lips and didn't continue, because he knew Li Ke's temperament well, and he knew that talking any further would be a waste of spitting, so he simply shut up.

The scene was very embarrassing for a while, a group of Jinwu guards stayed to guard the prey, and they scattered, and went to rest not far away. Li Hao found a clean grass, lay down on the ground, and began his lazy skill - basking in the sun.

After more than an hour, Li Shimin finally came back with a large group of people. Seeing him talking and laughing on horseback, it seemed that he had gained a lot.

When Li Shimin arrived at the school grounds, the Jinwu guard immediately reported that the prince had injured his leg, and the imperial doctor was treating him in the tent. Li Shimin was shocked and hurried to the prince's tent.

All the ministers followed, there was no way, that was the crown prince, the crown prince fell and injured his leg, can they not come and see, unfortunately, they were blocked outside the camp, because the imperial physician was treating Li Chengqian inside, so they couldn’t be bothered. Only let Li Shimin in.

Seeing Li Shimin walk into Li Chengqian's tent, Li Hao felt a little uneasy, can you not be uneasy, if Li Chengqian's head twitches and he said that he caused it, he will have no good fruit to eat.

Fortunately, Li Chengqian didn't sue Li Hao, he only said that he accidentally fell off the horse, because he was also afraid that Li Shimin would reprimand him, after all, he beat Li Hao with the whip first.

Li Shimin asked about Li Chengqian's injury, and the imperial doctor replied that it was a broken bone, which needed to be spliced, and then he rested. Do not move the injured leg. Generally speaking, the problem is not serious.

The doctor's words did not reassure Li Shimin, his son has a broken leg, as a father, can he not be worried, can he not feel distressed, and this is his most valued son, but no matter how worried or distressed Li Shimin is, he will not show it. But hold it in your heart, why?Because he is the prince.

Li Shimin sat by the bed to comfort Li Chengqian, letting him recover from his injuries. In short, his words were a bit like meeting an envoy from a neighboring country, rather than the attitude a father should have to comfort his son.

After about half an hour, Li Shimin opened the curtain and came out. Li Hao's heart suddenly rose, and he quickly turned his head to look elsewhere, for fear that Li Shimin would stare at him as soon as he came out, and then shouted: "Where is the Jinwu Guard? Take Li Hao down for me!"

Fortunately, after Li Shimin came out, he just said indifferently: "The prince's injury is under control, but he needs to rest. Let's not bother him, let's go."

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he led everyone back to the school grounds. He hadn't forgotten about Li Hao's game, and personally checked Li Hao's prey. When he saw Li Hao's prey, his expression became very exciting.

"You, you..." Li Shimin pointed at Li Hao and cursed helplessly, "You are such a bastard!"

Li Hao hurriedly bowed his head and cupped his hands: "Thank you for your praise."

Li Hao is playing cheap again, and Li Shimin is also very helpless. Although he doesn't want to admit it, according to the rules, Li Hao is indeed the winner of this hunting competition. He was silent for a long time before slowly asking: "Poet, what do you want?" What request do you want from me?"

Li Hao fell to his knees and said, "Return to Your Majesty, I like money."

Everyone present felt shocked, and Wu Meiniang even exclaimed in her heart: "Oh my God, is Li Hao dying! Asking the emperor for money?"

But Li Shimin asked with a smile: "How much do you want?"

Li Shimin thought for a while and replied: "Your Majesty, at the beginning you said that if the humble minister loses, you will be fined [-] guan. Now that the humble minister wins, why not reward the humble minister with [-] guan."

Li Shimin's face twitched when he heard the words, [-] guan, this is not a small amount, even if he is the emperor who sits on the world, he can't just reward [-] guan, even if he agrees, Wei Zheng can't agree .

Li Shimin straightened his face immediately, and said: "Shi Kuang, please change your request. This [-] guan is not a small amount. The people of the Tang Dynasty are waiting to be fed. How can you bear to take food from the people? Have you forgotten 'Who knows what is on the plate? Every grain is hard work'?"

Well, Li Hao already knew that the result would be like this, so he said: "Your Majesty has taught you the right thing. Besides, I haven't thought of any requests for the time being. I hope Your Majesty will give me some time."

"Okay!" Li Shimin nodded and said, "Since you haven't made up your mind yet, think about it slowly. If you do, come to see me at any time, or give a memorial."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Hao thanked him reluctantly, secretly cursing that Li Shimin's son had no asshole.

After the spring hunting was over, they stayed here for another night. The next day, at Chenshi, they got up and went back to the palace. It took half a day just to get up and out, which was more troublesome than marching. After three days, everyone finally returned to Chang'an.

On the second day after Li Hao returned home, he received a shocking news that Wu Meiniang had been demoted to the court. He was taken aback. Yun quietly went to join the magic stick Liu, and got the news that shocked him even more-Wu Meiniang was demoted because of the lion.

Clever as Li Hao, after getting so many clues, he can figure it out with a little guesswork. It seems that when he was out hunting, Wu Meiniang still told Li Shimin how to subdue the Lion Cong. He went to Cheng Yaojin to confirm, Cheng Yaojin Jin Jiang told Li Hao exactly what Wu Meiniang said, which was exactly the same as the historical records.

Li Hao didn't say much, and he didn't have time to say more, because Cheng Yaojin had already pulled him to drink, and then Li Hao was so drunk that he passed out. When he woke up, it was already the next day At noon, I sat up and looked at the bed and the house. It was my own bed, and it seemed that Cheng Yaojin sent someone to bring me back after I was drunk.

Immediately afterwards, he remembered what happened yesterday, and the most important thing yesterday was Wu Meiniang's demotion.

"Unexpectedly, Wu Meiniang didn't listen to me." Li Hao sat on the edge of the bed, thoughtful. When he left the ball of paper and left, he secretly glanced back and saw Wu Meiniang pick up his own. The note, he can be sure that Wu Meiniang has read the words on the note, but Wu Meiniang still did not listen to his words.

He figured out the reason almost without using his brain. The reason is very simple. She is Wu Meiniang. According to the inertia of history, she is destined to become an empress, and she is also destined to become a ruthless poisonous woman. Her ambition is so great. How could she let go of such an opportunity to perform? It's just that she is still young and her ability is not up to the pace of ambition, so she stumbled this time.

"Alright!" Li Hao sighed, stood up, paced slowly, sighing, "I can't change, she really doesn't trust anyone except herself, is it the inertia of history, or her fate? She will eventually become that A cold-blooded and ruthless woman, for the sake of power, she is willing to kill her own flesh and blood. I am too naive to have illusions, thinking that I can change her, and what kind of good relationship I have, it is ridiculous..."

In fact, Li Hao didn't have a good opinion of Wu Zetian in history. Although she did have some political talents and managed the country well, she appointed treacherous officials and turned the court into a mess. It was she who turned the Li Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline.

Before Li Hao had a little selfishness and a little bit of luck, he thought that he could change Wu Meiniang so that she would not be as sinister and vicious as in history, but he found that he was too naive. This traverser can change history, but also cannot change Wu Meiniang's temperament.

If the inertia of history is too great and Wu Meiniang becomes the emperor, Li Hao intends to challenge history head-on. Although he once thought about not using gunpowder to harm the world, but...sometimes the situation is stronger than people, and gunpowder will appear sooner or later , If it is really a last resort, what kind of scene will gunpowder be used on the battlefield hundreds of years in advance? I am looking forward to it.

(End of this chapter)